Inspiring Photo: The Diamond #7212335

The Diamond

Uploaded: October 20, 2008 03:36:08

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An Air Exhibition – The USAF Thunderbirds flying in "The Diamond" formation: When Human Skills and Technology come together producing thousands of smiling faces! Alliance Airshow, Fort Worth Texas

Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. Mid afternoon, ISO 400, 1/2000th
@ f13, EC -1/3 (Theme)

Exif: F Number: 13, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D

Comments

Wally Orlowsky October 20, 2008

Jeff, your Thunderbirds shots are awesome! You should be their promotional photographer. #1019764

Janet McNeil October 20, 2008

I agree with Wally! Fantastic capture - great comp and timing!! #6625643

William C. Raco October 20, 2008

Outstanding capture of the formation, grace and power of these beautiful planes
Nicely done, Jeff #6625646

Douglas Pignet October 20, 2008

Fantastic capture here Jeff. Well done,Doug #6625656

Mary L. Graham October 20, 2008

Excellent Capture Jeff!! =) #6625687

Vitor Dias October 20, 2008

Perfect work Jeff, congts.

rgs Vitor #6625688

Paul E. Earl October 20, 2008

Powerful image, Jeff!! #6625689

Usman M. Bajwa October 20, 2008

Great 'still life' combo here, Jeff. Love the b/g too.

UB. #6625745

Kate Baumgartner October 20, 2008

Jeff, your images are amazing and this one is no exception. Perfection!!! #6625746

Carol Sawyer October 20, 2008

Another outstanding capture, Jeff!! #6625751

Claudia Kuhn October 20, 2008

Cool capture Jeff! #6625767

Tammy M. Anderson October 20, 2008

Terrific capture here, Jeff. #6625768

Tiia Vissak October 20, 2008

a beautiful shot! #6625795

Carolyn M. Fletcher October 20, 2008

I think it's a fast life! Cool catch! #6625824

Shirley Sicurello October 20, 2008

Exceptional capture, Jeff. #6625832

Agnes Fegan October 20, 2008

Beautiful formation and clarity! #6625861

Eugenio Diaz October 20, 2008

OUTSTANDING...Fantastic image Jeff!
The USAF Thunderbirds...Perfect shot and great timing!!!
WTG! #6625862

Carla Metzler October 20, 2008

Great capture, Jeff! #6625892

Margaret R. Barry October 20, 2008

Fantastic capture, Jeff. Great timing and clarity! #6625925

Ray Thoms October 20, 2008

Awesome composition, colour and detail Jeff....not forgetting timimg also!! #6625973

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 20, 2008

Terrific shot,Jeff! Outstanding clarity for in flight capture!! #6625974

Avril Young October 20, 2008

Fantastic capture Jeff...excellent timing! #6626035

Lynne Morris October 20, 2008

Wow this is fabulous Jeff, great timing! #6626052

Robert R. Goodman October 20, 2008

That is awesome,Jeff.Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! #6626091

Tarun Bose October 20, 2008

Mind blowing capture with excellent clarity and lighting. Great work Jeff. #6626138

Girish Vaghela October 20, 2008

This is beyond winner; Absolutely amazing, Jeff! #6626207

Shannon D. Miller October 20, 2008

I always love your plane images Jeff, you are the master my friend! They should hire you! EXCELLENT! Shannon~ #6626253

Manuel Barrera October 20, 2008

great clarity, Jeff, perfect capture #6626270

Eivor Kuchta October 20, 2008

Perfect! You're really good at this kind of photography, Jeff! #6626284

Sam Britt October 20, 2008

Terrific capture, Jeff. #6626467

Murry Grigsby October 20, 2008

What a grand sight and grand colors Jeff! Well done!! #6626755

Mike Clime October 20, 2008

Nice timing and terrific capture, Jeff! #6627056

Stephen Zacker October 20, 2008

Fantastic capture. This would look great as a poster #6627348

Janet Daniel October 20, 2008

Dynamite capture, Jeff! Love it! #6627570

Kathleen Rinker October 20, 2008

Fantastic image Jeff, outstanding comp, and exposure, great work!!!! #6627711

Marijana Fajgl October 20, 2008

Impressive capture, Jeff! #6627907

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 20, 2008

AWSOME capture Jeff, I never see anything like this here. #6627976

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 20, 2008

AWSOME capture Jeff, I never see anything like this here. #6627979

Lorraine A. Cook October 20, 2008

Power and Grace...Beautifully captured, Jeff!<:)) #6628202

David Phalen October 20, 2008

Spectacular comp, color and clarity!! Awesome!! #6628204

Tammy Espino October 20, 2008

Outstanding action capture. I really need to catch these guys when they do the Vegas show! #6628424

Roxanne M. Bubar October 20, 2008

Jeff, spectacular image, capture, clarity and colors. #6628728

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 20, 2008

Incredible in every way, Jeff!!!!! The colors and details are phenomenal!!!!! ♫ k #6629483

Stefania Barbier October 20, 2008

this is truly amazing.... hope to see it again...! #6630258

Brett Dolsen October 21, 2008

Awesome capture Jeff!!Brett #6630849

Jeff Robinson October 21, 2008

Thanks Everyone Very Much! Jeff #6631065

Connie J. Bagot October 21, 2008

Just an amazing image Jeff---color and clarity and crispness together with an awesome subject caught at the perfect moment. #6632401

April Riggs October 21, 2008

Another PERFECT shot! #6633026

Bill Wyatt October 21, 2008

Outstanding shot the colors and clarity are terrific. You make it look easy my friend. #6633965

Ken Jarvis October 21, 2008

Terrific capture here, Jeff! #6634166

Jeff Robinson October 21, 2008

Thank You!! Jeff #6634377

Nancy L. Green October 21, 2008

Another totally AWESOME image of the Birds Jeff, WTG!! <>< #6634792

Bambi L. Dingman October 21, 2008

This is fantastic, Jeff! #6635348

Angie Sidles October 22, 2008

WOW! Great shot Jeff!! Beautifully composed! #6637197

Marcel J. Fernandez October 22, 2008

Another super in-flight shot. Way to go Jeff. #6639512

Jeff Robinson October 23, 2008

Thank You!! Jeff #6642724

Luigi Di Serio October 24, 2008

Amazing clarity! Wow great capture #6653416

Jeff Robinson October 24, 2008

Thank You Luigi!! Jeff #6655152

Jim Baines October 25, 2008

What a gem! So crisp it sparkles! #6659548

Jeff Robinson October 26, 2008

Thanks very much Jim! Jeff #6661307

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 28, 2008

Superb timing, colors and presentation Jeff! #6675361

Jeff Robinson October 29, 2008

Thank You Donna! Jeff #6676958

Ellen Hodges November 25, 2008

Congrats on a great image, Jeff! #6804948

Tamera S. Phillips November 25, 2008

Congratulations on the well deserved finalist! #6804982

Janet Daniel November 25, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff!!! #6805420

Eivor Kuchta November 25, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #6805762

Darren K. Fisher November 25, 2008

Congrats and the best of luck next round. #6805823

Deborah C. Lewinson November 25, 2008

Hearty congrats on this excellent finalist, Jeff! #6805867

Marcel J. Fernandez November 25, 2008

Congratulations Jeff on a super Finalist!!! #6805876

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 25, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalists!!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6806043

Deb Koskovich November 25, 2008

Huge congrats to you, Jeff! #6806525

Stefania Barbier November 25, 2008

CONGRATS on your spectacular finalist!!!!! #6806683

Corinne M. Thompson November 25, 2008

Fabulous capture Jeff, congrats on your Finalist! #6806803

Usman M. Bajwa November 25, 2008

Congrats. Jeff and good luck in the next round.

UB. #6807174

Tiia Vissak November 26, 2008

Congratulations! #6807999

Douglas Pignet November 26, 2008

Congratulations Jeff, outstanding photo here,Doug #6808118

Sam Britt November 26, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff! #6808404

Robert R. Goodman November 26, 2008

A big congratulations Jeff!!!!!! #6809821

Datha Y. Thompson November 26, 2008

Congratulations Jeff!!!! WTG :0) #6809859

Erin Appelbaum November 26, 2008

Congrats Jeff. Peter #6810220

Debra R. Harder November 26, 2008

WTG, Jeff!! BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your EXCELLENT finalist! Deb #6810611

Laurie Daily November 26, 2008

Congratulations on this great finalist, Jeff!!!
#6810983

Mike Clime November 26, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #6812258

Anita Hogue November 26, 2008

A big congratulations, Jeff! #6812304

Michael Umbreit November 26, 2008

Jeff - Congratulations!! - Mike #6812460

Kristi A. Howson November 26, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist Jeff. The timing couldn't have been better! #6813251

Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008

Incredible capture, Jeff!! I think I can even see one of the pilots waving! ;) Big congrats on your finalist! #6813554

Angie Sidles November 26, 2008

Big Congrats on this outstanding Finalist Jeff!! #6813615

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 26, 2008

Outstanding Jeff! Congratulations! #6813709

Sylvia Rossler November 27, 2008

Huge congrats on your excellent finalist :) #6817131

Carla Metzler November 28, 2008

Congratulations on your great finalist, Jeff!

I still don't have my computer back and this one is really slow. :( #6818833

Shannon D. Miller November 28, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS on this BEAUTIFUL finalist Jeff! #6819099

Terry L. Ellis November 28, 2008

An impressive finalist, Jeff! Congratulations! #6820270

ALLEN O. HOWARD November 28, 2008

Absolutely fantastic, Jeff! Congratulations!!! #6821262

Jeff Robinson November 28, 2008

Thank You All Very Much for the Great comments!! Jeff #6821800

Renee Doyle November 29, 2008

Awesome capture and finalist Jeff!!! Congratulations! #6826647

Jeff Robinson November 30, 2008

Thank You Renee! Jeff #6828827

Graeme yew Chow November 30, 2008

Spectacular view ! Congratulations ! Jeff. #6832214

Jeff Robinson December 02, 2008

Thank You Graeme!! Jeff #6839631

Cassie L. Woodlee December 02, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff!!!!!!!! #6841929

Jeff Robinson December 03, 2008

Thank You Cassie! Jeff #6846291

Karen E. Michaels December 22, 2008

Congratulations!! #6928691

Jeff Robinson December 23, 2008

Thank You Karen! Jeff #6934923

Rosemary Sampson April 01, 2009

Fabulous capture! #7360557

Jeff Robinson April 01, 2009

Thank You Rosemary!! Jeff #7361782

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